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Ohio statesman (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1872-02-09

Ohio statesman (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1872-02-09 page 1

THE DULY OHIO STATES3U BATES OP ADVIIITlsnsrQ fUlUUID BT IBTIIti! HIDIBT CO. ' DA1XY hATTS DOB OKI BQUAmi, UAKI, S LOTsa HOlAa use time ..(1 00 Two times... 1 50 Three tlma s 00 Oneweek. ......... 3 08 unemoDtn h SB Two-months 1 H Three month so OS Six months 30 00 lAMKft MILLS. -" i- ZOROS OFFICE, So. 74 Nertb Elf b Street. a wo wee s. -i. a u one yea vaeyaac OS Local notioes SO oenta ner line Hat and 14 -4 cents for each additional liiaertion. , ' WBEKLT sTAIKSflAlT One time ..ft 50 1 Two month 7 ft Two times.... S 50 Three month 10 if Threetimes 3 tS 1 Six months...... 15 SI One month 4 00 1 One year ...... ..S as r aaecriatta RMn. i-aily, by mall, per ' "WtXj .100 : U year....... ..Boo do- olnbe of VOL. XLI. COLUMBUS OHIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1872. NO. 29." TCUTiw.prnun. 90 1 twenty 30 00 aiau nwiMninsiuiTUi Mranee. The Journal enumerateF, withj striking uny of points, the advantages of its plan of apportionment, .bat- omits the most important and self-evident. : That if, to steal Cincinnati is jubilant ot it t wo full Opera houses on Wednesday night The Watch il and Nilsson troupes did the honors, the former playing to an- eigbt thousand dollar honse, and the latter, having a smaller hall, only catching six thousand dollars. Martin John Spauldenq, primate of the Catholio church in the United States, and one of its most distinguished and learned prelates, died at his archbishop- rical residence in Baltimore on Wednes day afternoon, in the sixty-second year of his age. after a piotraoted illness. His funeral will take place on Monday next. Another Radical Governor is to walk the impeachment plank. He is a thisf of renown, formerly of Wisconsin, bnt has afflicted Florida since the war closed. He has got oft with a million or so of State railroad bonds. The House of Representatives of that State on Wednesday agreed unanimously to impeach the xnairel. His name is Reed. The death, suddenly, ef heart disease, cf ex-Senator James W. Grimes is announced to have taken place at his home in Iowa. Senator Grimes was long a member of the United States Senate, and had high repute for independence of character and sound judgment. He was one of the Republican Senators that voted in favor of Andrew Johnson on the impeachment trial. He soon afterwards resigned his seat and went to Europe in search of health. . The Democratic State Convention of Connecticut was controlled with great prudence and moderation. With the New York Custom-house for the Radicals to draw on, it Is very difficult to carry Connecticut for the Democrats, but there are hopes of a victory this year. ' The Convention eleoted a full delegation to the Democratic National Convention, composed of able men. Of course they were nuinstructed. The platform adopted is essentially the same as that agreed on by the Liberal Republicans in Missouri; the only difference being one or two references to local affairs. Horace Grek let comments on the - action of this Democratic Convention In this way, in the Tribune of. Wedeeeay : "And is is Jo. the shame of Beupbli-ana that we most point to Democratic -declarations in favor of amnesty more .explicit than Republican Congressmen are willing to accept, with a oommittal to impartial suffrage, equality of cWil rightr, negro enfranchisement, civil service reform, and the openeet investigation of ail frauds, wherever found." nOBC NE W DKPABIl BSt. We direct attention to the letter, published elsewhere, from Hon. Jacob Brink-krhofv to Mr. 8talix of Cincinnati, in which the late Chief Justice 'gives the fullest Indorsement to the proposed National Convection of Reform Republicans,' and promises to be present at its deliberations. Judge Brixkrrhoff was one of the founders of the Republican party in Ohio, and his integrity send ability has been re cognised by three successive elections to the highest Court of the State.- He has served fifteen years as a Justice of the Supreme Court, and three years of this term as Chief Justice. He declined a renomination in 1870. Judge Brinkerhoff8 letter presents one of the. most concise . arraignments of the Grant administration we have yet seen and his declaration "that it was not "the results we now see that such -"men as Tod and Brough, among the dead, and Matthews and Hoadly, and thousands of others, among the liv ing, stepped out from the ranks of old affiliations, and fell into line with the cohorts ef Republicanism," is as true as gospel truth. Bv the same mail that we received Judge BriNKERHOFf's letter comes more lengthy paper from Cassius M Clat. of Kentucky, addressed to the Mis. Bonri State Convention, but not received in time to be read before that body. Cas- 8108 M Ciat was the pioneer Republican or Free Soiler in the Southern States, and when that party limited itself to preventing the spread of slavery, he took bolder ground and became an out-and-out Abo litionist in his own State ot Kentncgy. We make this extract from Mr. Clay's letter, which illustrates its nervous pow er and great truthfulness: If the Democrats are wise and just k hiakB. five millions of the South will vote with the South; not because they are Democrats or itepuDiicans, out because they are Southerners. No man ia more an Unionists than I, yet I cannot fail to see that there are New England interests. Western interests and Southern interests all of which are and must ever be distinct and yet all, the Constitution being intact, are compatible to national nnity. As Southern man in this sense, I have devoted by life to the overthrow of slavery because it was unjust to the black, and a cause of weakness to the white. . Slavery being dead, I resist with the same earnestness that I did its existence, the attempt of the Grant conspirators to snbmerge the South, and to make us provincial for all time to a more than pmihh imperialism. the attempt to weaken us bv a studied policy of arraying the blacks against the whites. I denounce the design of barbarizing us, by the corrupt -J?j ;rMnon6ible rule of men from the North, who have no common interest in our" affairs, who divide our people and - tiHttjuice. I denounce the attempt to reverse the natural order of things, by subjecting, by constitutional changes and ingeniously ..ntriTi-A laws, the intelligence and property of the State to ignorance and n nAriltm. I denounce the enmity of the Grant rule to the independence ot Joua; oe-,,nH thev know that Cuba must in in terest finally gravitate towards and be-tn the South. t Hanonnoe the union of the powers ol the executive, judicial and legislative departments, in the military head of the nation. nepotism, favoritism and corruption and proscription of the Grant administration t tannnnce the scheme of subjecting men and measures to the sole end of reelecting a military chieftain. AtM laat. and above all, I protest against the unconstitutional and despotic interference with the right of peacable assemblage of the ptople and the baJot- box by the frequent and alarming use I of the cartridge-box. -The ' renomiaation and election oil Grant is to consolidate all these usurpa tions and abuses, and open a highway to the overthrow of all our liberties. Mr. Clay oonoludesby giving his warm support to the movement inaugurated in Missouri, predicting its triumphant suc cess, and that by it "peace and brother hood will be restored, and the union of these States he made as secure and per manent as is allowed to the works of mac.'' The Clays and Brink erhoofs will soon crowd the mails with their protest against Grahtism. There are hundreds holding their views in every county of Ohio. A.ECSI8L.ATITJI PLOTS. The Steubenville Kac; Republican, oomplains of the negligence of the Legislature to its more important duties. We quote a paragraph : " Our railroad managers imperatively require a searching, radical overnauung for disregard of State regulations, The recommendations of the Commissioner of Common Schools in reference to normal instruction and ths mixed system of school management by township boards and sub-district directors merit early At tention. There is a general and j ust con viction that some State provision should be made for the care of hopelessly insane paupers, now remanded to the charge of county lnurmary aireoioro. ababuuu has become a grave subject. Local taxes are thrice what they where a lew years ago; and charges are frequent that they are most unequally assessed and levied. The Constitutional Convention is to be provided for and the State to bere-dis-tricted for Congress. Why leave so much of importance to be crowded into the closing hours of the session t " Simply party necessity diotates such a course. The State is not to be re-appor tioned if the Radicals have their way, bdt the present damnable system of fraud is" to remain in force for ten years, with new enormities added. One representative will be elected at large, and the nineteen districts will remain as now constituted. Look at the rank injustice of this sort of legislative ku-kluxing : Ohio will have fite Democratic represent atives, with 218,105 voters back of them, and fifteen Republican representatives with 238,273 voters. In other words, it will take in round numbers forty-four thousand Democrats to elect a member of Congress, while fifteen thousand Republicans will have power to do the same. This is not stealing of course, but is it any more honest T The Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent points oat a remedy for this most grievous wrong in the annexed suggestions : The only way the Democracy can de feat this game will be to use their own trenetb in the senate by retusiog to pass any appropriation bills until after a fair and equitable redisricting law ia passed. In this way the wheels of the State Government could be blocked uutil justice were done, and while it is au extreme measure, I think there is a general disposition among the Democratic Senators to resort to it if necessary. There are a few eminently magnanimons and conservative Senators who will object to it, but 1 think the pressure ot the majority will bring tbem into line when the scratch comes." We advocate the adoption of this course, if made necessary by the aotion of the majority in the Legislature. It is time the Radicals were convinced that we have some rights, based on the Constitution, the laws and honest dealing, that they awsi respect. To- defeat this wtclrAfl ttnnnpfitnmAnfc nl nfc wl would k. r.,ll tDHfla 1 .tnnini t.hA wheels I V. ,,:,:.. a pie. It is not s difficult question to un derstand, but just as plain as two and two make four. As to the Constitutional Convention to which the etti refers, the Radicals are intrigueing to postpone the eleotion of delegates until November or October, when President and State officers are to be voted for. They are afraid to go before the people at the April election, but the autumn breezes may give them a rougher road to travel. INFORMATION WANTED. A t?i Sag gestiaa ta Oar Ir;Ular. To the Editor of ths Ohio Statesnuui: .,, . ,i i 1 Allow me lOBUggw wiMmmm..,. the Ohio Legislature the need and importance of an act making it the imperative duty of Superintendents of all State Asy lums or Infii maries to make out a correct monthly statement in duplicate of the condition of each person nnder their charge, one copy of which shall be sent to the friends of the aforesaid individual, the other to be retained and properly filed to show a connected history of the ise. The expense and trouble attendant up on the performance of this important du ty would be but trifling, while the infor mation thus conveyed would be a source great satisfaction to the friends of those of onr unfortunate fellow-citizens who are compelled to languish out a mis erable existence within the walla of our State and eonnty institutions. M. D. SUPREME COURT OP OHIO. ThlesdaT, February 6, 1873. Tint, .Tnaun Scorr. Chief Jostice, nd Hon. .TnHM WlLCH. Hon. WILLIAM WHIT, Hon. LU- thkk Dat. and Hon. Georgb.W. XcIlvawb Judges. GENERAL DOCKET. No. 14. Elizabeth Jennings v.William .Tannines and others. Reserved in tne n strict onrt oi aianoninz county. Scott, C. J., held: 1. rue laws oi Ohio govern in the construction of wills disposing of lands situate in this State. 2 Koch Wilis. loreieu as wen as uuuiea- tin are to be construed in accordance with the rule oi me siatuia oi iulb oiui s-hirh nrescribes that if a provision be marls for a. widow in the will of her hns- 4 ... .. . .i.l.J i. - V banc, she shall not ds enuueu to ucu also her dower, unless it plainly appears by the will to have been r. . ; .VnA. ohm mh-nli ti & wa an ft n provision in aaoiuon w nor uuwer. j wham, in suoh case, the widow WLIO ia w a . m elects to be endowed of the lands of her who are prejudiced k- .nk 'aiArrinn. are eaoitably entitled .;n nt of the rejected nrnirlalnn made for POT-in lUO Will. ASO- 5 ..ninrir . k'0i 7 Maria U. ueyerie . auu Brown. Error to the Supreme court et ninninnati. Judgment affirmed with coats AHnnmui till Tneadav. February win, st 10 o'olock. WASHINGTON. Secretary Bagwell llaa ta Revive aaericaa Ceaaaaeree T tie Alabaaaa Claiaae OaeeUaa Tfcve Heg" 'P'- tie CwiMMi'nM-CMaeae 11 hum-mere lakiMti-Iadiaa Xrr- riterr. . - - Washikqtox, Februiry a, ISTi bodtwell's ptan for reviving Ameri can commerce. The bill presented by Secretary Bout- well before the House Committee on Commerce to-day, as his means for aiding the maritime interests of the United States, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to offer a bounty1 of not more than ten dollars per ton to be paid each year for a period of five years for the construction ia the United States of iron steamships, of notlesa than one thousand tons each, the bounties to be paid not exceeding 500,000 tons in the aggregate, nor for more ' than 100,000 tons in any one year; the said vessels to be employed exclusively in the foreign trade. The Secretary shall give publio notice that proposals will be received for the construction of fifty thousand tons upon the Atlantio coast, twenty-five thousand tons upon the great lakes and the Mia. sissippt river, and twenty-five- thoo-saad ton upon the Pacitio coast. The aforesaid vessels shall be first-class, and shall be constructed after such plans, models and specifications as shall have been first approved by the bureau of con- 8truction and repairs of the Navy Do DMtment. and the Government may at My time purchase or charter said vessels, or require them to carry maila between the United States and aty foreign country, and payment shall be made therefor of any such sums as shall be ascertained and determined by five disinterested persons, three of whom shall be appointed by the President of the United States, and two by the owner or owners of any vessel that may be so taken or employed; and the Secretary of the Navy may detail an officer of the navy, not above the rank of lieutenant, to serve as second omoer, on noaro any vessel tnas may do bunt under the authority of the first sec tion of this act; and upon the request of the owner of any such vessel, he may de tail an officer ot the navy to serve as commanding officer, if consistent with the nublio interests. There shall be allowed and paid, under such regulations as shall be established by toe secretary nr tne Treasury, upon any first-class sailing vessel of not less than four hundred tons burden hereafter launched and finished, and to be employed exclusively in foreign trade,, including trade between the Atlantic and Facifio ptrts of the United States, the sum of eight dollars for each and every ton of registered tonnage of such vessel. Secretary Boutwell supported the bill in a speech of nearly an hour's duration. He was followed by Secretary Robeson, who. confirmed the statements of Mr. ' Boutwell in regard to the great importance of the merchant marine as a meanB of naval defense in time of war, especially for the purpose of engaging as privateers. THE BOGUS DIPLOMATIC CORRESPOND ENCE. Information derived from offioial sour ces warrants the denial of the genuine ness of the recently published alleged correspondence between General Schenck and Secretary Fish relative to the treaty of Washington, and dated tne 5th mst. It bears no resemblance whatever to original telegrams. The statement that an official dispatch was reoeived irom Gen eral Schenck: on Monday, the btn inst., annonncing the substance of Lord Granville's note, is pronounced untrue. On this statement the charge is made that mem bers of the administration have been guilty of deception and misleading the publio ; but no cable dispatch of any kind was received from General Schenck on Monday. WHISKY AND TOBACCO. The Committee of Ways and Means to day had a close conference on the subject ox spinia auu kuuauw. nus" '""J have not positively came to any conclu sion, there is a probability tnat tney will agree on a uniform tax of twenty-four cents on tobacco, and . so amend the law as to consolidate the stamps of dis tillers and make provision to remove the present obstructions so as to facilitate the exportation of spirits, in accordance with the petitions of manufacturers oi Illinois, Ohio, and other biat. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES The Senate Committee on Foreigu Re uiion. t.ui nnrtr nonnidemtlon f Vim niminnTinn ef sPh Carina TTfs.1 A Ail At I iafanc fianrutarw fif fifoto lint AfitTlA ff I . UV WUUlAlOlMUi a annalas nn Th. Ru.n f tATnuiira untuiartd before the House Committee on Com- merce to day and read a bill expressivo of his views of the maritime interest. The Committee on Approprietions has the army bill ready to report. If the House were ready to receive them tney 1 com a report me remaining general p . .... Th for sundry civil expenses, deficiencies, West Point and for fortifications. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS QUESTION. General Butler is sure to offer a esolu tion to repeal onr maritime and reciprocity laws and to offer a bill for the enactment of discriminating duties and tonage tax, if Great Britain persists in her present course in reference to the Alabama question. General Butler thinks the United States has presented no case which was not agreed to be presented. Senator Sumner says any recession now on the part of tne United States would be bar tering American nonor ana uigniiy. EDUCATION OF CHINESE. James Brooks presented the memorial of the committee appointed at the Cooper Institute meeting, asking that the sur pins of the Chinese indemnity fund be appropriated to educate Chinese-Ameri can interpreters, thus facilitating diplo matic and commercial intercourse with China. The fund now amonnts to over four hundred and twenty thousand dol lars. MORE SUBSIDIES. The Senate Committee on Post Offices this morning agreed to report favorably on the bill doubling the mail service sub sidy for the Paciflo Mail Company's line between the United States and Uhina, APPOINTMENT. Thomas K. Cree, of Pittsburgh, Pa., has been appointed Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners, nea Yin cent Colyer, resigned. INDIAN TERRITORY. General Fisk, in behalf of the St. Louis Board of Trade, argued before the Honse Committee on Territories to-day in favor of territorializing the Indian country, CONGRESSIONAL. Seceaa Seeeiaa af Ihe CaBgreaa. Ferty-Secaaa Wabhisstok, February 8, 1872 SENATE, Mr. Carpenter presented a memorial I from merchants of Wisconsin, complain ing of the hardships and injustice arris inir under the administration of the reve I nUO laws. IAD Diu mo IIIII UUU1 plained of, especially seizures, are very .r 1 - ju. gnevuuB, vuKuw i-.uuipuj reeled. I Mr. Trumbull presented a similar n.e morial from merchants of Chicago. He ifullv concurred in jar. vnrpenisrs re I marks, but thought Congress ooght to do more than merely correct the evils arrisine from seizures. Mr. Kenton called attention to the fact that the memorials also embraced ap pointments and removals from otbee Mr. Edmunds reminded the Senate (hat there was another side of the question of seizures. The Government, in protecting importers, mnst give its officers the right to make seizures. Mr. Hamlin took the same view Mr. Anthony presented a similar me morial. In response to a Question by Mr. Morrill of Vermont, as to the manner, of Obtaining signatures, air. Antnony earn that a young man had told him that lie had received so much a day for carrying the memorials around and getting signatures. - . T Mr. Sumner reported favorably on the bill to establish a semi-monthly mail service on Chinese waters, and to doable the subsidy. ' On motion of Mr. Sherman, a bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem three millions a month of the three per cent, certificates. Mr. Boreman, from the Committee on Territories, reported Mr. Ramsey's bill to establish the Territory of Ojibaway, with an amendment changing the name of the proposed Territory to Pembinr. It is to consist of that portion of Dakota lying north of the 4Gth parallel - Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to prevent an increase of the debt ef the District of Columbia. Ou motion of Mr. Trumbull, the bill to restore the records of the United States Conrts of the Northern Distric, of Illi- nois was passed. Seotion I aatuorizes lae notice re quired by the act of March 3, 1871, relating to records in the United States courts, to be given to non-residents by publication for nine successive weeks in some newspaper to be designated by the court. Section 2 directs the District Attorney and Judirea of the Courts to take such steps as may be necessary to restore the records, and provides tnat tne compensation of clerks shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars, nor that of United States District Attorney six thousand dollars. Mr. Logan moved to take up the motion to reconsider the vote on the Chicago relief bill, bnt Mr. Carpenter announcing that he wished to speak upon it, Mr. Logan did not press the motion. The amnesty bill was then taken up. Mr. Ferry, of Connecticut, spoke in opposition to Mr. Sumner's pending amendment, the civil rights bill. He thought the provision to guard against a denial of rights by inns or oommon carriers was unnecessary, because any citizen can recover iu a civil suit in such cased. The bill proposed also to control and regulate publio schools. He warned the Senate that the people would not submit to federal interference with their schools. ' Mr..Vickers moved to strike out all relating to schools, and argued that the reason for omitting churches and cemeteries from the bill applied with equal force to schools. Mr. Frelinghuysen's amendment was then adopted yeas 3D, nays 23. Mr. Carpenter moved to strike out the fourth section in relation to jurors, which was lost yeas 2, nays 42. Mr. Cole moved to substitute citizen for person in the fifth section. Mr. Trumbull denounced this as an attempt to discriminate against foreigners residing here, including those who intended to become citizens. lie supposed the objeot of Mr. Cole in offering the amendment was to exclude Chinamen from the provisions of the bill, but as we bad provided that Hottentots and Pagans might become citizens, there was no good reasou for "excluding peaceini and intel ligent Asiatic. Mr. Trumbull also charged that the opponents ot amnesty were voting for these amendments for the purpose of defeating the amnesty bill. Mr. Morton said ne naa supposeu mere was great anxiety on the part of the friends of amnesty to pass the pending bill, but he now saw he had been mis taken. Therefore he moved to adjourn. The motion was carried, and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on Elections, reported on the Pennsylvania case of Cessna against Myers, that Myers was entitled to the seat. Ordered printed. (Jul motion ot Mr. uawes, senate dui refunding the two and a half per cent, dividend tax on banks, insurance companies, etc., for the last five months, was tabled on account ot tne constitutional question involved in the Senate originating such measures. A bill to the same effect was introduced by Mr. Dawes and referred the consideration oi the Educational bill was resumed After several votes, the motion :j ' ,:(; rr I IrU lrJUUUDlUUl LUD U tO IIH-IIUIC au-a I . , , tsaiCDUQ't BUOStnuie was vaoieu yeas 111, nays j. au omer peno 90. All other ing substitutes were also rejected, and the bill, as amended, passed. yeas 115. navs 26. The Kepnblicans voting against tna bill were Beatty, Bingham, Clarke of New York. Cotton, Dickey, Houghton, Kellinser. L. Myers, Negley. Orr, Packer of Pennsylvania, Peck, Sargent, Stongh- ton, Waldron, and Wilson ot Ohio. Ihe Democrats voting for the bill were Messrs. Kerr, Potter, Slocoin, Storms and Townsend of New York. Members prooeeded to draw for seats, after which the House adjourned. THE WEST. The Uaprecedeatea Cala Weather A Terrible Satardav Eigbt Persaas Frtici ta Death. Sioux City, Iowa, February 8. 1673. A. M. Wilcox, who returned from Plymooth county, Iowa, says that three homesteaders living in that county, started with a team for the Broken Ket tie for wood. They were overtaken by the storm on the memorable Saturday morning, when two of the men dug their way into a big snow-dritt and remained there, while the other man proceeded on his way with the team. Ihe men in the snow-drift remained there a day and half before they dared to venture out but Buffered no material injury by their long imprisonment. Ihe man who kept on his way, together with the horses, was tound a day or two since trozen to death, near Sutlins, soma fiftoen miles above this city, As far aj known pjfeitively, eight per soas were trozen to death durinsr this storm within a radius of fifteen miles of here. The loss in stock within the same limits has been immense, and will proba bly reach five hundred to six hundred head of horses and cattle. Omaha, February 8, 1612. The following reports were received from the west to-day. At Cheyenne the weather is warm and the snow melting fast. No trains yet from the west. At Laramie no trains have arrived from the west. The storm of last night and to day has drifted the cuts east and west full, and there are poor prospects for train this week from cither way. At Rawlins the road is still blocked east and west. The weather is warm, bnt there are projpects ot a storm to-nieht. At Medicine Bow trains remain near - where last reported. All are at work - 1 trvinz to get over Simpson's Hill with I lttl(U lutvo ,UUU iuixj uua llbtio I headway. 1 he wind is blowing coutiau I U A Ik. JpWHnn A l- i ..j L..w ...... . .i mio .u.uc of men is working on the cuts at Look out, but the snow is drilling in about fast as shoveled out. Don't look for any trains nere irom me east or west lor aev eral days. EUROPE. Great Exeiiemeat aver the Alabama Claims Qaeatiea Decliae la-Aiaerl-caa Secarities Marine Disaster aa the Mersey The Orleaas Priai Ceaeral Empcai Rewi. ENGLAND. EXCITEMENT OVER THE ALABAMA QUESTION DECLINE IN AMERICAN SECURITIES. " ' " - ' J London, February 8. The excitement over the Alabama claims is nnabated. Speeches in Parliament serve to keep the publio mind agitated. There is anxiety as to the manner in which the Cabinet of Washington will receive the representatives of this government- On 'Change business for the moment is demoralized. The market for Amerioan securities opened flat, with a marked de-1 cline in all quotations svnoe the opening I r-;. cat. hnnri. nt Ififi2 and , , , , . . . ,t I 18C7 recovered a fraction, but others oon- wnue as me tit f.rJ P".e.!f ?!?"La-5!ei remains inactive in American railway shares. There have been no transactions thus far to-day. The general uneasiness iealso reflected in the Quotations of con sols, which have declined from K since last evening. The London press, although sim mod- Arftta find fanlt; with tl&dfltnne for da- fenQjg the treaty, and maintain that farliameot is unanimously in lavor oi rejecting the Americau demands. The Timet to-day, reviewing the debate in the House of Commons, says it is evi dent that the House is nnaninmons In repudiating the admissibility of the American claims for indirect losses, and that Mr. Gladstone's language is not likely lo induoe the Americans to with draw their demands. The Times strongly deprecates verbal discussion over the treaty. The Daily Telegraph criticizes the ut terances of American journalists on the subject, and says the English govern ment, in the stand it toolr, has only obeyed the unanimous impulse of the country; but the speeches of Mr. Gladstone are indiscreet, and will probably prove mischievous. - MARINE DISASTER IN THK MERSEY The steamship Colorado, which sailed from Liverpool yesterday for New York, when just outside the Mersey, was run into with great violence by the Arabian, inward bound. The Colorado received severe damages, and was run ashore to prevent her sinking in dees water with all on board. The Arabian, which was comparatively uninjured, rescued all the passengers of the Colorado exoept five m the steerage, who, it is supposed, jumped overboard in the panic which followed and were lost. The passengers were brought back to Liverpool. ELEVATED TO THE PEERAGE. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Gladstone moved a vote of thanks to Rt. Hon. John Evelyn Denison, the Speaker of the House; and also a resolve recommending his elevation to the. peerage. Disraeli, who was present, seconded both motions, and they were carried by accla mation. SIR CHARLES DILKE. In accordance with notice given yes- terdny, Mr. Millbanks proposed to call on Sir Charles Dilke to justify before the Ilouye his recent speeches against the crown, but he was ruled out ot order. THE BALLOT. Mr. Forster introduced a secret ballot bill. Mr. Newdegate opposed it, arguing that it would lead to universal surlrage. The bill passed its first reading. NEW CABLE COMPANY. A new company, which proposes to lay a telegraph cable direct to New York, has been registered. One of the features I of its preepeotus is a promise to fix the: tolls on dispatohes at twenty shillings per ten words. FRANCE. MINISTER WASHBURN K. Paris, February 8. Minister Wash- burne is about to return to the United States on temporary leave of absence. Secretary Hoffman will act as Charge d' Attairs. LIEUTENANT GRANT. A number of Americans leave Paris to- night for Florence, there to loin Lieuten ant Grant and accompany him to Rome. THE ORLEANS PRINCES. It is reported that the Dukes of Ne monrs and D'Aumale claim reinstatement their former rank in the army, and Prince de Joinvillo demands his commis-1 sion in the navy. GER.UAKY, Berlin, February 8. The Bishop of strasborg having notified the oabmet here that the Holy See no longer recog nizee the concordat as applying to Alsace and Lorraine, Bismarck replied that the jt,mperor of Germany will undertake in dependently of such a measure the church government of those provinces. AUSTRIA. Vienna, February 8. A basis of com promise has been agreed to, by whioh certain concessions toward self-govern ment are granted the Frovince ot Uaiicia. NEW YORK. Uaitariaa Ceafereace-The ladict- aaeat Acaiaef Hall Died af Starva. tioa Fatal JExplaaiea af aa Oil Taak. ISaw Yobk, February 8, 1873. The Hudson River Unitarian Confer ence commenced its quarterly session this morning. Dr. Bellows made an ad dress. The reports of churches show an increase of membership, but the debts have been increased by subscriptions in aid of Chicago, MISCELLANEOUS. Af TTnTifot-'j Pninl TTCofr.lav ff,iwA man were faUlly injured by the explosion of an oil tank while they were making repairs on the furnace. liewis ivingsiey, deputy naval omcer, died yesterday. An Italian, aged sixty, died of starvation htre on Monday, he being nnable to obtain aid from the authorities to whom he had applied. Henry VV. Uenet, who has already commenced suit against Adams, one of the persons who gave information against him before the grand jury, threatens to sue others for the same reasons. Seventeen of the twenty-three indict ments submitted last Saturday still re main unserved. It is stated that the ;;tof 1AAUIVIVUIVU v aeainst Hall is for conspiracy with Tweed, Sweeny and Connolly in getting fraudulent city claims passed. ilham and George Knight, arrested a few day since on their arrival from En gland, were to-day discharged on ac count of their crime being embezzlement, and not coming under the extradition treaty. iaere were nineteeu cases of sniab-pox yesterday and seven deaths. The case of the United States asrainst the steamer Montello, libeled for non- compliance with the laws aunertninino- to steames plying npon' the navigable waters of the United States, has just been uowiuou. oiuov iua uuiwu oiafces at mil waukee on the grounds that the Fox riv er, where the steamer Montel'o was run nmff. is not a public navigable watnr nf the United states, and that the owners of said steamer were not nnder lawful obli gations to have her enrolled and chartered for the coasting trade, nor to have her inspected, in compliance with the act of Congress providing for the safety of pas- I sengers on Imard of vessels propelled by I steam. OHIO LEGISLATURE. Tbuhsdat, Februsry 8, 1873. 6EVATB. . Prayer by Rev. O. H. Newton. CAUSES OF CHALLENGE TO JURORS. - The discussion on the first amendment proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee to Mr. Berry's Honse bill in reference to the causes of challenge to jurors in criminal cases was resumed Mr. McDowell said this bill was of great importance to the citizens of Ohio, who are all Interested in the fair and im partial administration of the laws. This bill substantially restores the aot of 13C0 as to the challenges of jurors who have formed or expressed opinions from reports in newspapers. Mr. McDowell had consulted a number of Common Pleas Judges as to the merits of this proposed law, and he had yet to hear the first con demnation of it. We should not exclude reading men from the jury while the court has suoh disoretionary power as is given oy this mil. wno snail we nave lor iu- rors u we sin no irom me panel men wno . nAW.rK. w nt Bn reading men in the jury-box, and "ot mhe ignorance a qualification. Al- though every thing is to be resolved in favor of the defendant, yet onr persons. property and institutions are also to be proteoted. Mr. Holden, if the bill was to pass, would have the pending amendment in-1 OAT-t A1 in fc Tf. waB mi.tn V An ina At, nA ' under the present law Ignorant men only were placed on juries, and intelligent men excluded. The existing law did not exclude the readers of newspapers. What was wanted was not men who never read newspapers, but men who had minds of their own. - Mr. Holden argued in favor of the amendment on the ground of the great difficulty of a man's being able to divest himself of a previously formed opinion. For that reason a jury should be selected from men of unbiassed minds, and having no preconceived opinions to hinder them from being impartial. Mr. Young was in favor of the bill as it passed the House, with the second and third amendments recommended by the Senate J ndiciary Commits - He wanted the bill passed in other respects as nearly as possible as it came from the House. It was a measure greatly needed. Mr. Jones of Trumbull called for the evidence that the jury law of 1860 had oeen repealed by accident. He knew of no snch evidence. The criminal code which repealed it was framed by a man as eminent in criminal law as the author of the act 6f 1860. The code passed the Senate by a unanimous vote. The law of 1860 had a fair trial, and was repealed because it was judged unwise legislation. Intelligent jurors could be had in Ohio nnder the present law. Only men were exoluded who had formed settled convictions as to the guilt or innocence of the aocused. The title of the House bill under discussion was a misnomer. It ought to be styled a bill to insure the convic tion of every person accused of crime. - air. Holden made some additional remarks in opposition to the House bill un der debate. Mr. Smith crave a history of the iurv law of 1860. It was in operation for nine years, and its constitutionality was passed npon by the Supreme Court. Mr. Smith said if he was to be tried for a criminal offense, he would wish to be tried by twelve of the most intelligent lawyers in the State, and he would not care what their previous impressions were. The objeot of the bill was to se cure the most intelligent and impartial men on the jury. Mr. Upclegratt said "it was consonant with the genius of our institutions to have regard in legislation to the voice of the people to what the Senator from Trumbull somewhat sneeringly calls "popular; clamor." Popular sentiment is the .fountain and Source of all our just powers.- The 'Senator from Tuscarawas eulogizes the common law as the wisdom of ages. That common law allows any husband to nog his wife, and Blackstone says the "lower rank of the people were always fond of the oommon law, and still claim this ancient privi'ege. Laughter. Under George II. "no man conld sit ou a jury who had not a freehold of 10, or a lease of 20 annually, or lived iu a house with ee windows. (Laughter.) Here is the wisdom of the ages. Bat the practical wisdom of the presant sifts those hoary and feudal barbarisms and adapts them to the needs of this progressive age. Practically, the present law constantly results in delays, in expense, and finally in exoluding intelligent and impartial men from juries, and tilling the jury-box with twelve of the most ignorant in a county, and of course the verdict is simply a reflex of their average preju dices. Mr. Murnhv said the subject had been elaborately discussed, leaving but little for him to say. He was in tavor ot tne bill as it came from the House. Under the present law the most intelligent citizens were excluded from juries in crim inal cases, while that class of persons known as "professional Jurors" were almost oertain to eet into the Jury-box, be cause upon being asked whether they had formed an opinion, they would answer in the negative. Mr. Murphy com mented upon the several provisions ot the House bin, snowing tnat, even aner a jaror had stated that he had formed an opinion from newspaper reports, and that he still felt able to render an impartial verdiot. the court might, at its discre tion. admit or exclude him. Under this bill, a iuror would have no inducement to state that he had not formed an opin ion. The bill would exolude that class of ignorant and dull men who are admitted under the existing law. Mr. Gardner referred to the existence of Judge Lynche's court, and said its existence was owing to the want of just such a law as was proposed by the House bill now pending. It was owing to tne failure of justice in notorious criminal Me8 can!ed ?T th igno.ran08 d Gor ruption of juries. The evidenoe adduced on the trial of a oase was very different from the reports in newspapers. Reading such reports did not hinder a - . , - , .:n 11. : man irom weigning impartially we evi dence given in oourt. Mr. Patrick said tne jury law 01 iouu was not entorced in ail parts 01 me otaie. The result of the practical application of that law was that, under the clause leaving the admission of ajnror to the discretion of the court, a judge wpuld khrns- his shoulders and say that be was not satisfied of the competency of the inror and would abide uy vuo coinmuu law rule. The first amendment proposed was an improvement of the common law I a 1 , -1 . - 1 rule. It .was sucn a vuaugo tuau it would be a living tiling, auu nun a ueiu body upon the statute book. Leaving th eomnetenov of a juror to the discre tion of a judge, was to produce uncer tainty in the administration or me law, and make it a dead letter. - Mr. Brinsmade was opposed to the amendments as made by the Judiciary Committee: he had no doubt of the con stitutionality of the law the Supreme Court had passed upon a similar law in I case of Cooper v. The State. It had been I claimed by Senators that the bill, should 1 it become a law, would sweep away old I barriers and landmarks; he thought if I these barriers wereonly built on ignorance - or prejuuiue, ui .."w ,Ukj ..u ...v. - 1 be swept away, and a law enacted based - 1 npon principles of right, justice and in- I tellience. lie claimed mat me um uau I been careiuiiy oonsiuereu auu uiai - 1 it was superior to the act of lfcbO, and more careiuiiy guaruea. no uiu noi care who was the author of the . j, a TT l bill introduced in 1869, bnt claim ed that it was a mistake to repeal the law of 1860. It had been claimed that the law of 1860 had not been enforced with this he took issue with Senators, claiming the; reverse, and cited the cooper case. Mr. Brinsmade argued other points, claiming that a juror should not be excluded because he had formed an opinion from newspaper reports, bnt that the way shonld be open for intelli gent and capable jurors. - Kecess. AFTERNOON SESSION. The discussion pending at recess was resumed. Mr. Jones of Licking said the Honse bill under debate was not calculated to insure the best interests of the State and of defendants. All Senators seemed to coincide in the view that if a man had a fixed and settled opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, he shonld not sit upon the jury. The opponents of the bill simply asked that justice should bs meted out to both the State and to defendants. The people were not dissatisfied with the law as it now stands. If a man should state under oath that he bad formed and now entertains the opinion that the accused is guilty of murder in the first degree, no man could say that be was a fit mtn to sit as a inror on the trial of the defendant. The vote was then taken on the first amendment to the House bill reported by the Judiciary Committee, and re. suited: . . Yeas Messrs. Beach. Boesel. Gardner. Holden, Jenner, Jones of Licking, Jones of Trumbull, Morris, Newman, Patrick, Thompson 11.- JN ays -Messrs, Amos, Beavis, Bell. Brins made, Casement, Gage, Hardesty, Hart, Howard, Kemp, Knox, Leeds, McDowell, Mnrphy, Nash, Parker; Putnam, 8caiff, Smith, , Stimson, Updegrailv Wales. Wright 23. , So the amendment was not agreed to. The question was then taken on strik-i ing out the proviso in the House bill in regard to newspaper reports, and resulted yeas 6. nays 28. So the Senate refused to strike out. The amendment making it a cause of challenge that the juror was. snbpcenaed in good faith as a witness in the case, was agreed to. The amendment making it a cause of challenge that the juror ia an habitual drunkard was agreed to yeas 26, nays 7. The bill was then read the third time and passed by the following vote: Teas Messrs. Amos, Beach, Beavis, Bell, Brinsmade, Casement, Gage, Gardner, Hardesty, Hart, Howard, Jenner, Kemp, Knox, Leeds, McDowell, Murphy, Nash, Newman, Parker, Putnam, Schiff, Smith, Stimson, Thompson, Updegralf, Wales, Wright, Young 29. Nays Messrs. Boesel, Holden, Jones of Licking, Jones of Trumbull, Patrick 5. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Thompson For the relief of the poor. This bill makes several important changes in the existing law, providing, among other things, that the directors and superintendents of infirmaries shall give bond, and that the directors shall settle semi-annually with the county commissioners, making oat itemized accounts, to be approved by the commissioners.By Mr. Holden To enable the Commissioners of Muskingum county to construct a bridge across the Muskingum river beiween the towns of Taylorsville and Duncan's Falls. By Mr. Ames To enable the attorney or agent of the mortgagee to make affida vit to the account secured bv a mort gage or bill of sale of personal property. LOCAL BILL PASSED. The House bill authorizing the re moval of the principal office of the Farmer's Insurance Company from Jell- oway, in Knox county, to some other place in said connty, was read the third time and passed. Adjonrned. HOUSE OF BEPRESEHTATIYES. ., " """ PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Messrs. Fulton. Weible. Kirtland. Thompson of Columbiana, Waldron and Richmond From numerous citizens of different portions of the State, for an amendment to the law relating to em piricism. Uy Mr. Burnham i roni Lewis Miller and 96 others of Summit county, for the oerter protection ot land owners. liy Mr.Oren Irom Khoda C.Worthinsr- ton and 500 others of Clirton county, for a law to enable county commissioners (where a majority of the tax-payers may desire) to piovide homes for homeless and destitute women. By Mr. Weible From C. P. Edson and 74 others of Van Wert connty, for an act to indemnity Jeremiah Zeglar for money lost in the construction of a school-house. By Mr. S til well From J. A. Estell and 705 others of Holmes connty, for an amendment to the liquor law similar to that proposed by the " bchircs: bill" ot the last Assembly. By Mr. Conrad From E. Musser and 79 others of Portage county, for the same object. By Mr. Bell From William English and 68 others of Licking county, for the same object. By -Mr. Armstrong of Belmont From Conrad Meyer and 79 others of Belmont county, for the same object. By Mr. Munson From A. F. Queal, William Mills and 48 others of Clermont oounty, for the passage of House bill No. 113, relating to division fences. By Mr. Howland From P. 8. Winship and 50 others of Ashtabula county ,against the repeal or amendment of the present liquor laws. By Mr. Cobb From E. F. Lindenberger and 179 others of Defiance county, for the improvement of the Miami and Erie canal. BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. To increase the salary of the State School Commissioner. Laid on the table for the present. To allow cities ot the second class to levy an additional tax for sanitary pur poses. Mr. McUoy explained that the object of the bill was to relieve the citizens of Chillicothe, who had been scourged terribly by the small-pox during the fall and winter. Passed yeas bo, navs 25. Relative to letting the contract for State printing for no greater length of time than one year, during the next two years. Passed yeas 4, nays iu. To extend tne time ot paying lor cer tain school lands in section sixteen, township six, Montgomery county, Passed. PAY OF DR. PECK AND WIFE. Mr. Scott, from the Finance Commit tee, reported back the House partial ap propriation bill, recommending concur rence in the Senate amendments to the same. The amendments, several in num ber, but of no great consequence, were explained and advocated by Mr. Scott. One of these propoees to pay the salaries of Dr. Peck and wite tor services render ed as Superintendent and Matron, re spectively, of the Central Ohio Lunatio Asylum during tne past year. Mr. ilott opposed the item tor paying salaries to Dr. 1'ecK and wile lor services they have not performed, as there are no such offices in existence, there being no inmates m the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, for the reason that the building is not yet completed. The explanations of the gentleman from Warren ("Mr. Scott) were not satisfactory to him at all. He (Mr. Scott) said that in addition to other services, Dr. Peck was acting as assistant architect of the Asjlum building. If this be so, then let the directors pay Dr. Peck for his services as suoh assistant architect. Mr. Seitz made some ironical remarks about Dr. Peck being considered no ordinary man, and concerning his distinguished services to the State. Mr. Steele made a detailed statement of the work that Dr. Peck had performed in the interests cf the State and this asylum, and said that if all the members of this House were familiar with his . valuable services, no one would vote against partially compensating. Dr. Peck was not dependent npon the office he is now filling; he was a physioian of great skill and experienoe,and had been offered ' three thousand dollars if he wonld so-, cept a similar position in anoteer State; " but at the urgent solicitation of the '', Trustees and citizens he consented to re- ' -- main in Ohio. Beeess. t . . AFTERNOON SESSION. . A call of the House was ordered, and 51 ' members answered to their names. ' On motion of Mr. Mott, the 8ergeant- ' at-Arms was dispatched for absentees, r, After Messrs. Chase, Clyde. Oren, Titus, . . Bay, Bichmond, Colby, Kahn, Blakesle, ' Sohoenieldt, Cochran, Case, Smith of ' Sandusky, White of Crawford, and Kisor ' 1 had appeared within the bar. of the . ,t House, further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Mr. 8 til well spoke quite eleborately 1 against the appropriation in question, ' j and was replied to by Mr. Scott at length. ; Mr. Haldeman spoke briefly in favor of the item, and explained Dr. Peck's con-" " " n action with the removal of the asylum frona.within the limits of the city of Cor V-lumbus to a magnificent farm west of the r Scioto river. Mr. Peck was originally ' opposed to the change of location, but he i sees now, as everybody else does, that it-was. the most commendable act the last- , Legislature passed. He (Mr. Haldeman) .' bad a very high estimation of Dr. Peck, ' not only as a physician, but for his extensive knowledge in matters of architeo- ' , ture. His services had been already of . t immense value to the State, and thev 7 should be retained as long as they can be " had. Mr. Mott made a few additional re- 1 marks against allowing the salaries. - , . . . Mr. Curtiss followed, savin&r that he thought this discussion had taken ' ' much wider range than the - na- - ture of the question would legitimately . admit. It was simply a matter of allowing a debt that the State morally and " legally owed, and should be met squarely. . - Mr. Blakeslee urged the continuance ' of Dr. Peck in the employ of the State.- ' In the Central Lunatic Asylum, Ohio is erecting the largest, costliest and most magmheent benevolent institution in the-' ' world a full mile of great walls, the ;. whole thing fire-proof, to stand for the admiration of the world for centuries to come, if properly constructed; and Dr. Peck is the very man to keep there to superintend the work, watch over the ; contractors, and continue to see, as he has so far exerted himself in seeing, that notmng unsuitable enters into the erection of this grand building. Mr. Cooper said Ohio is a great State, ' the third in this great Union, and her munificence, as exhibited in her benevolent institutions, is held up as the model of ' the world. Such a reputation should be the last thing that her people turn their backs upon. Mr. uonrad moved to amend so as to . pay Dr. Peck twelve hundred dollars for superintending the erection of the asylum building (thus specifying the work he performs), and striking out the four hun-dred dollars for the salary of Mrs. Peck, as matron. The amendment was lost yeas 12, nays 77. The original amendment, as proposed by the Senate was then agreed to yeas r 04, nays .si, as touows : , leas Messrs. Adair, Armstrong 01 Belmont, Armstrong of Guernsey, Bab-cock, Blackburn, Blakeslee, Bradbury, Breckenridge, Brunswick, Callen, Case, Chapman, Clyde, Cochran, Colby.Conrad, Cooper, Creighton, Curtiss, Ely, Fallia, Ford of Geauga, Fulton, Green, Haldeman, Hill, Kahn, Kirtland, Leland, Lit- . tie, McFarland, Mann, Marx, Miller, Miltenberger, Munson, Neff, Nokes, Nor-ris, Oesterlein, Oren, Powell; Bichmond, .. Boss, Schoenfeldt, Schott, Shank, Smith of Montgomery .Smith of Sandusky, Smith . of Tuscarawas, S teelo, Strong, Taft, Titusr . d Thompson of Columbiana, ThomgEen' of .. Lncas, Waddle, White of Franklin, Wick-erham, Williams, Wilson of Hamilton, , Wilson of Madison, Wing, Speaker. u,. Nays Messrs. Anstill, Ball, Bay, Bell, . Bowman, Brown, Burnham, Chase, Cor- cor an, Counts. Ellis of Adams, Ellis of Muskingum, Ferguson, -Howland, Kile, Kisor, Leohner, McCoy, Malone, Milli- an, Mott, Peckinpaugb, Seitz, Stanton, tiles, Stilwell, Yan Cleaf, Waldron, Way, Weible, White of Crawford. . The several remaining Senate amendments to the bill were then concurred in. RE-DISTRICTING CINCINNATI. Mr. Wilson of Hamilton, from a select committee (the Hamilton delegation), re ported lavorably on Mr. Benin's senate bill for re-districting the city of Cincin nati into new wards. The bill was made the special order for the hour of half-past two to-morrow. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Thompson of Columbiana To limit the rate of taxation in municipal corporations. The bill makes a radical ' reduction, reducing taxes about twenty- hve per cent, for all purposes, except tor school and school buildings. By Mr. Failis To repeal the Cincinnati Southern Railroad law, and give instead a bonns of three millions of dollars to . any person who will agree to build the road. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. On motion of Mr. Little, the House bill providing for election of delegates to . and assembling of the Constitutional Convention, was taken from the table and referred to a select commttee of one, Mr. Scott. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Fi nance, reported favorably on the Senate bill to authorize cities of the hrst-olaea to issue bonds for water works. Bill was ordered to be read the third timeto-morrow. " ' Mr. Strong, from the Judiciary Com mittee, reported back, recommending its indefinite postponement, the House bill for the prosecution of one justice of the peace before another justice for the re- ' covery of money be may have collected by law for a olient, but which he may re- fnse to pay over. ... Mr. Armstrong of Belmont, the anthor of the bill, after speaking against the re- - port 01 the committee, moved that the bill be recommitted to a select committee of one (himself), whioh was agreed to. INCREASE OF SALARY. On motion of Mr. Steele, the Honse bill to increase the salary of the State School Commissioner from $2,000 to $2,500, was ' taken from the table and read the third : time. Mr. Taft advocated its passage in a brief and pointed speech. Mr. Little offered an amendment to in- : oreaae the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court from $3,000 to $4,000. Pending the consideration of this bill and amendment,on motion of Mr. Cooper, the House took a recess till ten o'clock to-morrow. The Bichmond Enquirer compares Henry Ward Beecher to Mirabeau "not that we by any means allow him the force of that greatest prodigy of the French revolution, nor the audacity, which was only less than his eenina and his power to command men. He acts his part on a far tamer theater, and plays, not te boxes of savans and philosophers and a pit of ferocions citoyena, but to half-educated moral reformers and humanitarians, and to peaceful citizens who are merely trying to run away with each other's wives, and rifle one another's pockets iu trades and 'oorners.' " . In the case of Grabenhnrst, Chapman A Spicer, at Baltimore, charged with Conspiring to defraud the government out of ten thousand dolars of whisky tax in 1858, the jury returned a verdiot of not guilty for Spicer and disagreed on the others. $ f u 'A t u 1 I

THE DULY OHIO STATES3U BATES OP ADVIIITlsnsrQ fUlUUID BT IBTIIti! HIDIBT CO. ' DA1XY hATTS DOB OKI BQUAmi, UAKI, S LOTsa HOlAa use time ..(1 00 Two times... 1 50 Three tlma s 00 Oneweek. ......... 3 08 unemoDtn h SB Two-months 1 H Three month so OS Six months 30 00 lAMKft MILLS. -" i- ZOROS OFFICE, So. 74 Nertb Elf b Street. a wo wee s. -i. a u one yea vaeyaac OS Local notioes SO oenta ner line Hat and 14 -4 cents for each additional liiaertion. , ' WBEKLT sTAIKSflAlT One time ..ft 50 1 Two month 7 ft Two times.... S 50 Three month 10 if Threetimes 3 tS 1 Six months...... 15 SI One month 4 00 1 One year ...... ..S as r aaecriatta RMn. i-aily, by mall, per ' "WtXj .100 : U year....... ..Boo do- olnbe of VOL. XLI. COLUMBUS OHIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1872. NO. 29." TCUTiw.prnun. 90 1 twenty 30 00 aiau nwiMninsiuiTUi Mranee. The Journal enumerateF, withj striking uny of points, the advantages of its plan of apportionment, .bat- omits the most important and self-evident. : That if, to steal Cincinnati is jubilant ot it t wo full Opera houses on Wednesday night The Watch il and Nilsson troupes did the honors, the former playing to an- eigbt thousand dollar honse, and the latter, having a smaller hall, only catching six thousand dollars. Martin John Spauldenq, primate of the Catholio church in the United States, and one of its most distinguished and learned prelates, died at his archbishop- rical residence in Baltimore on Wednes day afternoon, in the sixty-second year of his age. after a piotraoted illness. His funeral will take place on Monday next. Another Radical Governor is to walk the impeachment plank. He is a thisf of renown, formerly of Wisconsin, bnt has afflicted Florida since the war closed. He has got oft with a million or so of State railroad bonds. The House of Representatives of that State on Wednesday agreed unanimously to impeach the xnairel. His name is Reed. The death, suddenly, ef heart disease, cf ex-Senator James W. Grimes is announced to have taken place at his home in Iowa. Senator Grimes was long a member of the United States Senate, and had high repute for independence of character and sound judgment. He was one of the Republican Senators that voted in favor of Andrew Johnson on the impeachment trial. He soon afterwards resigned his seat and went to Europe in search of health. . The Democratic State Convention of Connecticut was controlled with great prudence and moderation. With the New York Custom-house for the Radicals to draw on, it Is very difficult to carry Connecticut for the Democrats, but there are hopes of a victory this year. ' The Convention eleoted a full delegation to the Democratic National Convention, composed of able men. Of course they were nuinstructed. The platform adopted is essentially the same as that agreed on by the Liberal Republicans in Missouri; the only difference being one or two references to local affairs. Horace Grek let comments on the - action of this Democratic Convention In this way, in the Tribune of. Wedeeeay : "And is is Jo. the shame of Beupbli-ana that we most point to Democratic -declarations in favor of amnesty more .explicit than Republican Congressmen are willing to accept, with a oommittal to impartial suffrage, equality of cWil rightr, negro enfranchisement, civil service reform, and the openeet investigation of ail frauds, wherever found." nOBC NE W DKPABIl BSt. We direct attention to the letter, published elsewhere, from Hon. Jacob Brink-krhofv to Mr. 8talix of Cincinnati, in which the late Chief Justice 'gives the fullest Indorsement to the proposed National Convection of Reform Republicans,' and promises to be present at its deliberations. Judge Brixkrrhoff was one of the founders of the Republican party in Ohio, and his integrity send ability has been re cognised by three successive elections to the highest Court of the State.- He has served fifteen years as a Justice of the Supreme Court, and three years of this term as Chief Justice. He declined a renomination in 1870. Judge Brinkerhoff8 letter presents one of the. most concise . arraignments of the Grant administration we have yet seen and his declaration "that it was not "the results we now see that such -"men as Tod and Brough, among the dead, and Matthews and Hoadly, and thousands of others, among the liv ing, stepped out from the ranks of old affiliations, and fell into line with the cohorts ef Republicanism," is as true as gospel truth. Bv the same mail that we received Judge BriNKERHOFf's letter comes more lengthy paper from Cassius M Clat. of Kentucky, addressed to the Mis. Bonri State Convention, but not received in time to be read before that body. Cas- 8108 M Ciat was the pioneer Republican or Free Soiler in the Southern States, and when that party limited itself to preventing the spread of slavery, he took bolder ground and became an out-and-out Abo litionist in his own State ot Kentncgy. We make this extract from Mr. Clay's letter, which illustrates its nervous pow er and great truthfulness: If the Democrats are wise and just k hiakB. five millions of the South will vote with the South; not because they are Democrats or itepuDiicans, out because they are Southerners. No man ia more an Unionists than I, yet I cannot fail to see that there are New England interests. Western interests and Southern interests all of which are and must ever be distinct and yet all, the Constitution being intact, are compatible to national nnity. As Southern man in this sense, I have devoted by life to the overthrow of slavery because it was unjust to the black, and a cause of weakness to the white. . Slavery being dead, I resist with the same earnestness that I did its existence, the attempt of the Grant conspirators to snbmerge the South, and to make us provincial for all time to a more than pmihh imperialism. the attempt to weaken us bv a studied policy of arraying the blacks against the whites. I denounce the design of barbarizing us, by the corrupt -J?j ;rMnon6ible rule of men from the North, who have no common interest in our" affairs, who divide our people and - tiHttjuice. I denounce the attempt to reverse the natural order of things, by subjecting, by constitutional changes and ingeniously ..ntriTi-A laws, the intelligence and property of the State to ignorance and n nAriltm. I denounce the enmity of the Grant rule to the independence ot Joua; oe-,,nH thev know that Cuba must in in terest finally gravitate towards and be-tn the South. t Hanonnoe the union of the powers ol the executive, judicial and legislative departments, in the military head of the nation. nepotism, favoritism and corruption and proscription of the Grant administration t tannnnce the scheme of subjecting men and measures to the sole end of reelecting a military chieftain. AtM laat. and above all, I protest against the unconstitutional and despotic interference with the right of peacable assemblage of the ptople and the baJot- box by the frequent and alarming use I of the cartridge-box. -The ' renomiaation and election oil Grant is to consolidate all these usurpa tions and abuses, and open a highway to the overthrow of all our liberties. Mr. Clay oonoludesby giving his warm support to the movement inaugurated in Missouri, predicting its triumphant suc cess, and that by it "peace and brother hood will be restored, and the union of these States he made as secure and per manent as is allowed to the works of mac.'' The Clays and Brink erhoofs will soon crowd the mails with their protest against Grahtism. There are hundreds holding their views in every county of Ohio. A.ECSI8L.ATITJI PLOTS. The Steubenville Kac; Republican, oomplains of the negligence of the Legislature to its more important duties. We quote a paragraph : " Our railroad managers imperatively require a searching, radical overnauung for disregard of State regulations, The recommendations of the Commissioner of Common Schools in reference to normal instruction and ths mixed system of school management by township boards and sub-district directors merit early At tention. There is a general and j ust con viction that some State provision should be made for the care of hopelessly insane paupers, now remanded to the charge of county lnurmary aireoioro. ababuuu has become a grave subject. Local taxes are thrice what they where a lew years ago; and charges are frequent that they are most unequally assessed and levied. The Constitutional Convention is to be provided for and the State to bere-dis-tricted for Congress. Why leave so much of importance to be crowded into the closing hours of the session t " Simply party necessity diotates such a course. The State is not to be re-appor tioned if the Radicals have their way, bdt the present damnable system of fraud is" to remain in force for ten years, with new enormities added. One representative will be elected at large, and the nineteen districts will remain as now constituted. Look at the rank injustice of this sort of legislative ku-kluxing : Ohio will have fite Democratic represent atives, with 218,105 voters back of them, and fifteen Republican representatives with 238,273 voters. In other words, it will take in round numbers forty-four thousand Democrats to elect a member of Congress, while fifteen thousand Republicans will have power to do the same. This is not stealing of course, but is it any more honest T The Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent points oat a remedy for this most grievous wrong in the annexed suggestions : The only way the Democracy can de feat this game will be to use their own trenetb in the senate by retusiog to pass any appropriation bills until after a fair and equitable redisricting law ia passed. In this way the wheels of the State Government could be blocked uutil justice were done, and while it is au extreme measure, I think there is a general disposition among the Democratic Senators to resort to it if necessary. There are a few eminently magnanimons and conservative Senators who will object to it, but 1 think the pressure ot the majority will bring tbem into line when the scratch comes." We advocate the adoption of this course, if made necessary by the aotion of the majority in the Legislature. It is time the Radicals were convinced that we have some rights, based on the Constitution, the laws and honest dealing, that they awsi respect. To- defeat this wtclrAfl ttnnnpfitnmAnfc nl nfc wl would k. r.,ll tDHfla 1 .tnnini t.hA wheels I V. ,,:,:.. a pie. It is not s difficult question to un derstand, but just as plain as two and two make four. As to the Constitutional Convention to which the etti refers, the Radicals are intrigueing to postpone the eleotion of delegates until November or October, when President and State officers are to be voted for. They are afraid to go before the people at the April election, but the autumn breezes may give them a rougher road to travel. INFORMATION WANTED. A t?i Sag gestiaa ta Oar Ir;Ular. To the Editor of ths Ohio Statesnuui: .,, . ,i i 1 Allow me lOBUggw wiMmmm..,. the Ohio Legislature the need and importance of an act making it the imperative duty of Superintendents of all State Asy lums or Infii maries to make out a correct monthly statement in duplicate of the condition of each person nnder their charge, one copy of which shall be sent to the friends of the aforesaid individual, the other to be retained and properly filed to show a connected history of the ise. The expense and trouble attendant up on the performance of this important du ty would be but trifling, while the infor mation thus conveyed would be a source great satisfaction to the friends of those of onr unfortunate fellow-citizens who are compelled to languish out a mis erable existence within the walla of our State and eonnty institutions. M. D. SUPREME COURT OP OHIO. ThlesdaT, February 6, 1873. Tint, .Tnaun Scorr. Chief Jostice, nd Hon. .TnHM WlLCH. Hon. WILLIAM WHIT, Hon. LU- thkk Dat. and Hon. Georgb.W. XcIlvawb Judges. GENERAL DOCKET. No. 14. Elizabeth Jennings v.William .Tannines and others. Reserved in tne n strict onrt oi aianoninz county. Scott, C. J., held: 1. rue laws oi Ohio govern in the construction of wills disposing of lands situate in this State. 2 Koch Wilis. loreieu as wen as uuuiea- tin are to be construed in accordance with the rule oi me siatuia oi iulb oiui s-hirh nrescribes that if a provision be marls for a. widow in the will of her hns- 4 ... .. . .i.l.J i. - V banc, she shall not ds enuueu to ucu also her dower, unless it plainly appears by the will to have been r. . ; .VnA. ohm mh-nli ti & wa an ft n provision in aaoiuon w nor uuwer. j wham, in suoh case, the widow WLIO ia w a . m elects to be endowed of the lands of her who are prejudiced k- .nk 'aiArrinn. are eaoitably entitled .;n nt of the rejected nrnirlalnn made for POT-in lUO Will. ASO- 5 ..ninrir . k'0i 7 Maria U. ueyerie . auu Brown. Error to the Supreme court et ninninnati. Judgment affirmed with coats AHnnmui till Tneadav. February win, st 10 o'olock. WASHINGTON. Secretary Bagwell llaa ta Revive aaericaa Ceaaaaeree T tie Alabaaaa Claiaae OaeeUaa Tfcve Heg" 'P'- tie CwiMMi'nM-CMaeae 11 hum-mere lakiMti-Iadiaa Xrr- riterr. . - - Washikqtox, Februiry a, ISTi bodtwell's ptan for reviving Ameri can commerce. The bill presented by Secretary Bout- well before the House Committee on Commerce to-day, as his means for aiding the maritime interests of the United States, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to offer a bounty1 of not more than ten dollars per ton to be paid each year for a period of five years for the construction ia the United States of iron steamships, of notlesa than one thousand tons each, the bounties to be paid not exceeding 500,000 tons in the aggregate, nor for more ' than 100,000 tons in any one year; the said vessels to be employed exclusively in the foreign trade. The Secretary shall give publio notice that proposals will be received for the construction of fifty thousand tons upon the Atlantio coast, twenty-five thousand tons upon the great lakes and the Mia. sissippt river, and twenty-five- thoo-saad ton upon the Pacitio coast. The aforesaid vessels shall be first-class, and shall be constructed after such plans, models and specifications as shall have been first approved by the bureau of con- 8truction and repairs of the Navy Do DMtment. and the Government may at My time purchase or charter said vessels, or require them to carry maila between the United States and aty foreign country, and payment shall be made therefor of any such sums as shall be ascertained and determined by five disinterested persons, three of whom shall be appointed by the President of the United States, and two by the owner or owners of any vessel that may be so taken or employed; and the Secretary of the Navy may detail an officer of the navy, not above the rank of lieutenant, to serve as second omoer, on noaro any vessel tnas may do bunt under the authority of the first sec tion of this act; and upon the request of the owner of any such vessel, he may de tail an officer ot the navy to serve as commanding officer, if consistent with the nublio interests. There shall be allowed and paid, under such regulations as shall be established by toe secretary nr tne Treasury, upon any first-class sailing vessel of not less than four hundred tons burden hereafter launched and finished, and to be employed exclusively in foreign trade,, including trade between the Atlantic and Facifio ptrts of the United States, the sum of eight dollars for each and every ton of registered tonnage of such vessel. Secretary Boutwell supported the bill in a speech of nearly an hour's duration. He was followed by Secretary Robeson, who. confirmed the statements of Mr. ' Boutwell in regard to the great importance of the merchant marine as a meanB of naval defense in time of war, especially for the purpose of engaging as privateers. THE BOGUS DIPLOMATIC CORRESPOND ENCE. Information derived from offioial sour ces warrants the denial of the genuine ness of the recently published alleged correspondence between General Schenck and Secretary Fish relative to the treaty of Washington, and dated tne 5th mst. It bears no resemblance whatever to original telegrams. The statement that an official dispatch was reoeived irom Gen eral Schenck: on Monday, the btn inst., annonncing the substance of Lord Granville's note, is pronounced untrue. On this statement the charge is made that mem bers of the administration have been guilty of deception and misleading the publio ; but no cable dispatch of any kind was received from General Schenck on Monday. WHISKY AND TOBACCO. The Committee of Ways and Means to day had a close conference on the subject ox spinia auu kuuauw. nus" '""J have not positively came to any conclu sion, there is a probability tnat tney will agree on a uniform tax of twenty-four cents on tobacco, and . so amend the law as to consolidate the stamps of dis tillers and make provision to remove the present obstructions so as to facilitate the exportation of spirits, in accordance with the petitions of manufacturers oi Illinois, Ohio, and other biat. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES The Senate Committee on Foreigu Re uiion. t.ui nnrtr nonnidemtlon f Vim niminnTinn ef sPh Carina TTfs.1 A Ail At I iafanc fianrutarw fif fifoto lint AfitTlA ff I . UV WUUlAlOlMUi a annalas nn Th. Ru.n f tATnuiira untuiartd before the House Committee on Com- merce to day and read a bill expressivo of his views of the maritime interest. The Committee on Approprietions has the army bill ready to report. If the House were ready to receive them tney 1 com a report me remaining general p . .... Th for sundry civil expenses, deficiencies, West Point and for fortifications. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS QUESTION. General Butler is sure to offer a esolu tion to repeal onr maritime and reciprocity laws and to offer a bill for the enactment of discriminating duties and tonage tax, if Great Britain persists in her present course in reference to the Alabama question. General Butler thinks the United States has presented no case which was not agreed to be presented. Senator Sumner says any recession now on the part of tne United States would be bar tering American nonor ana uigniiy. EDUCATION OF CHINESE. James Brooks presented the memorial of the committee appointed at the Cooper Institute meeting, asking that the sur pins of the Chinese indemnity fund be appropriated to educate Chinese-Ameri can interpreters, thus facilitating diplo matic and commercial intercourse with China. The fund now amonnts to over four hundred and twenty thousand dol lars. MORE SUBSIDIES. The Senate Committee on Post Offices this morning agreed to report favorably on the bill doubling the mail service sub sidy for the Paciflo Mail Company's line between the United States and Uhina, APPOINTMENT. Thomas K. Cree, of Pittsburgh, Pa., has been appointed Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners, nea Yin cent Colyer, resigned. INDIAN TERRITORY. General Fisk, in behalf of the St. Louis Board of Trade, argued before the Honse Committee on Territories to-day in favor of territorializing the Indian country, CONGRESSIONAL. Seceaa Seeeiaa af Ihe CaBgreaa. Ferty-Secaaa Wabhisstok, February 8, 1872 SENATE, Mr. Carpenter presented a memorial I from merchants of Wisconsin, complain ing of the hardships and injustice arris inir under the administration of the reve I nUO laws. IAD Diu mo IIIII UUU1 plained of, especially seizures, are very .r 1 - ju. gnevuuB, vuKuw i-.uuipuj reeled. I Mr. Trumbull presented a similar n.e morial from merchants of Chicago. He ifullv concurred in jar. vnrpenisrs re I marks, but thought Congress ooght to do more than merely correct the evils arrisine from seizures. Mr. Kenton called attention to the fact that the memorials also embraced ap pointments and removals from otbee Mr. Edmunds reminded the Senate (hat there was another side of the question of seizures. The Government, in protecting importers, mnst give its officers the right to make seizures. Mr. Hamlin took the same view Mr. Anthony presented a similar me morial. In response to a Question by Mr. Morrill of Vermont, as to the manner, of Obtaining signatures, air. Antnony earn that a young man had told him that lie had received so much a day for carrying the memorials around and getting signatures. - . T Mr. Sumner reported favorably on the bill to establish a semi-monthly mail service on Chinese waters, and to doable the subsidy. ' On motion of Mr. Sherman, a bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem three millions a month of the three per cent, certificates. Mr. Boreman, from the Committee on Territories, reported Mr. Ramsey's bill to establish the Territory of Ojibaway, with an amendment changing the name of the proposed Territory to Pembinr. It is to consist of that portion of Dakota lying north of the 4Gth parallel - Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to prevent an increase of the debt ef the District of Columbia. Ou motion of Mr. Trumbull, the bill to restore the records of the United States Conrts of the Northern Distric, of Illi- nois was passed. Seotion I aatuorizes lae notice re quired by the act of March 3, 1871, relating to records in the United States courts, to be given to non-residents by publication for nine successive weeks in some newspaper to be designated by the court. Section 2 directs the District Attorney and Judirea of the Courts to take such steps as may be necessary to restore the records, and provides tnat tne compensation of clerks shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars, nor that of United States District Attorney six thousand dollars. Mr. Logan moved to take up the motion to reconsider the vote on the Chicago relief bill, bnt Mr. Carpenter announcing that he wished to speak upon it, Mr. Logan did not press the motion. The amnesty bill was then taken up. Mr. Ferry, of Connecticut, spoke in opposition to Mr. Sumner's pending amendment, the civil rights bill. He thought the provision to guard against a denial of rights by inns or oommon carriers was unnecessary, because any citizen can recover iu a civil suit in such cased. The bill proposed also to control and regulate publio schools. He warned the Senate that the people would not submit to federal interference with their schools. ' Mr..Vickers moved to strike out all relating to schools, and argued that the reason for omitting churches and cemeteries from the bill applied with equal force to schools. Mr. Frelinghuysen's amendment was then adopted yeas 3D, nays 23. Mr. Carpenter moved to strike out the fourth section in relation to jurors, which was lost yeas 2, nays 42. Mr. Cole moved to substitute citizen for person in the fifth section. Mr. Trumbull denounced this as an attempt to discriminate against foreigners residing here, including those who intended to become citizens. lie supposed the objeot of Mr. Cole in offering the amendment was to exclude Chinamen from the provisions of the bill, but as we bad provided that Hottentots and Pagans might become citizens, there was no good reasou for "excluding peaceini and intel ligent Asiatic. Mr. Trumbull also charged that the opponents ot amnesty were voting for these amendments for the purpose of defeating the amnesty bill. Mr. Morton said ne naa supposeu mere was great anxiety on the part of the friends of amnesty to pass the pending bill, but he now saw he had been mis taken. Therefore he moved to adjourn. The motion was carried, and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on Elections, reported on the Pennsylvania case of Cessna against Myers, that Myers was entitled to the seat. Ordered printed. (Jul motion ot Mr. uawes, senate dui refunding the two and a half per cent, dividend tax on banks, insurance companies, etc., for the last five months, was tabled on account ot tne constitutional question involved in the Senate originating such measures. A bill to the same effect was introduced by Mr. Dawes and referred the consideration oi the Educational bill was resumed After several votes, the motion :j ' ,:(; rr I IrU lrJUUUDlUUl LUD U tO IIH-IIUIC au-a I . , , tsaiCDUQ't BUOStnuie was vaoieu yeas 111, nays j. au omer peno 90. All other ing substitutes were also rejected, and the bill, as amended, passed. yeas 115. navs 26. The Kepnblicans voting against tna bill were Beatty, Bingham, Clarke of New York. Cotton, Dickey, Houghton, Kellinser. L. Myers, Negley. Orr, Packer of Pennsylvania, Peck, Sargent, Stongh- ton, Waldron, and Wilson ot Ohio. Ihe Democrats voting for the bill were Messrs. Kerr, Potter, Slocoin, Storms and Townsend of New York. Members prooeeded to draw for seats, after which the House adjourned. THE WEST. The Uaprecedeatea Cala Weather A Terrible Satardav Eigbt Persaas Frtici ta Death. Sioux City, Iowa, February 8. 1673. A. M. Wilcox, who returned from Plymooth county, Iowa, says that three homesteaders living in that county, started with a team for the Broken Ket tie for wood. They were overtaken by the storm on the memorable Saturday morning, when two of the men dug their way into a big snow-dritt and remained there, while the other man proceeded on his way with the team. Ihe men in the snow-drift remained there a day and half before they dared to venture out but Buffered no material injury by their long imprisonment. Ihe man who kept on his way, together with the horses, was tound a day or two since trozen to death, near Sutlins, soma fiftoen miles above this city, As far aj known pjfeitively, eight per soas were trozen to death durinsr this storm within a radius of fifteen miles of here. The loss in stock within the same limits has been immense, and will proba bly reach five hundred to six hundred head of horses and cattle. Omaha, February 8, 1612. The following reports were received from the west to-day. At Cheyenne the weather is warm and the snow melting fast. No trains yet from the west. At Laramie no trains have arrived from the west. The storm of last night and to day has drifted the cuts east and west full, and there are poor prospects for train this week from cither way. At Rawlins the road is still blocked east and west. The weather is warm, bnt there are projpects ot a storm to-nieht. At Medicine Bow trains remain near - where last reported. All are at work - 1 trvinz to get over Simpson's Hill with I lttl(U lutvo ,UUU iuixj uua llbtio I headway. 1 he wind is blowing coutiau I U A Ik. JpWHnn A l- i ..j L..w ...... . .i mio .u.uc of men is working on the cuts at Look out, but the snow is drilling in about fast as shoveled out. Don't look for any trains nere irom me east or west lor aev eral days. EUROPE. Great Exeiiemeat aver the Alabama Claims Qaeatiea Decliae la-Aiaerl-caa Secarities Marine Disaster aa the Mersey The Orleaas Priai Ceaeral Empcai Rewi. ENGLAND. EXCITEMENT OVER THE ALABAMA QUESTION DECLINE IN AMERICAN SECURITIES. " ' " - ' J London, February 8. The excitement over the Alabama claims is nnabated. Speeches in Parliament serve to keep the publio mind agitated. There is anxiety as to the manner in which the Cabinet of Washington will receive the representatives of this government- On 'Change business for the moment is demoralized. The market for Amerioan securities opened flat, with a marked de-1 cline in all quotations svnoe the opening I r-;. cat. hnnri. nt Ififi2 and , , , , . . . ,t I 18C7 recovered a fraction, but others oon- wnue as me tit f.rJ P".e.!f ?!?"La-5!ei remains inactive in American railway shares. There have been no transactions thus far to-day. The general uneasiness iealso reflected in the Quotations of con sols, which have declined from K since last evening. The London press, although sim mod- Arftta find fanlt; with tl&dfltnne for da- fenQjg the treaty, and maintain that farliameot is unanimously in lavor oi rejecting the Americau demands. The Timet to-day, reviewing the debate in the House of Commons, says it is evi dent that the House is nnaninmons In repudiating the admissibility of the American claims for indirect losses, and that Mr. Gladstone's language is not likely lo induoe the Americans to with draw their demands. The Times strongly deprecates verbal discussion over the treaty. The Daily Telegraph criticizes the ut terances of American journalists on the subject, and says the English govern ment, in the stand it toolr, has only obeyed the unanimous impulse of the country; but the speeches of Mr. Gladstone are indiscreet, and will probably prove mischievous. - MARINE DISASTER IN THK MERSEY The steamship Colorado, which sailed from Liverpool yesterday for New York, when just outside the Mersey, was run into with great violence by the Arabian, inward bound. The Colorado received severe damages, and was run ashore to prevent her sinking in dees water with all on board. The Arabian, which was comparatively uninjured, rescued all the passengers of the Colorado exoept five m the steerage, who, it is supposed, jumped overboard in the panic which followed and were lost. The passengers were brought back to Liverpool. ELEVATED TO THE PEERAGE. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Gladstone moved a vote of thanks to Rt. Hon. John Evelyn Denison, the Speaker of the House; and also a resolve recommending his elevation to the. peerage. Disraeli, who was present, seconded both motions, and they were carried by accla mation. SIR CHARLES DILKE. In accordance with notice given yes- terdny, Mr. Millbanks proposed to call on Sir Charles Dilke to justify before the Ilouye his recent speeches against the crown, but he was ruled out ot order. THE BALLOT. Mr. Forster introduced a secret ballot bill. Mr. Newdegate opposed it, arguing that it would lead to universal surlrage. The bill passed its first reading. NEW CABLE COMPANY. A new company, which proposes to lay a telegraph cable direct to New York, has been registered. One of the features I of its preepeotus is a promise to fix the: tolls on dispatohes at twenty shillings per ten words. FRANCE. MINISTER WASHBURN K. Paris, February 8. Minister Wash- burne is about to return to the United States on temporary leave of absence. Secretary Hoffman will act as Charge d' Attairs. LIEUTENANT GRANT. A number of Americans leave Paris to- night for Florence, there to loin Lieuten ant Grant and accompany him to Rome. THE ORLEANS PRINCES. It is reported that the Dukes of Ne monrs and D'Aumale claim reinstatement their former rank in the army, and Prince de Joinvillo demands his commis-1 sion in the navy. GER.UAKY, Berlin, February 8. The Bishop of strasborg having notified the oabmet here that the Holy See no longer recog nizee the concordat as applying to Alsace and Lorraine, Bismarck replied that the jt,mperor of Germany will undertake in dependently of such a measure the church government of those provinces. AUSTRIA. Vienna, February 8. A basis of com promise has been agreed to, by whioh certain concessions toward self-govern ment are granted the Frovince ot Uaiicia. NEW YORK. Uaitariaa Ceafereace-The ladict- aaeat Acaiaef Hall Died af Starva. tioa Fatal JExplaaiea af aa Oil Taak. ISaw Yobk, February 8, 1873. The Hudson River Unitarian Confer ence commenced its quarterly session this morning. Dr. Bellows made an ad dress. The reports of churches show an increase of membership, but the debts have been increased by subscriptions in aid of Chicago, MISCELLANEOUS. Af TTnTifot-'j Pninl TTCofr.lav ff,iwA man were faUlly injured by the explosion of an oil tank while they were making repairs on the furnace. liewis ivingsiey, deputy naval omcer, died yesterday. An Italian, aged sixty, died of starvation htre on Monday, he being nnable to obtain aid from the authorities to whom he had applied. Henry VV. Uenet, who has already commenced suit against Adams, one of the persons who gave information against him before the grand jury, threatens to sue others for the same reasons. Seventeen of the twenty-three indict ments submitted last Saturday still re main unserved. It is stated that the ;;tof 1AAUIVIVUIVU v aeainst Hall is for conspiracy with Tweed, Sweeny and Connolly in getting fraudulent city claims passed. ilham and George Knight, arrested a few day since on their arrival from En gland, were to-day discharged on ac count of their crime being embezzlement, and not coming under the extradition treaty. iaere were nineteeu cases of sniab-pox yesterday and seven deaths. The case of the United States asrainst the steamer Montello, libeled for non- compliance with the laws aunertninino- to steames plying npon' the navigable waters of the United States, has just been uowiuou. oiuov iua uuiwu oiafces at mil waukee on the grounds that the Fox riv er, where the steamer Montel'o was run nmff. is not a public navigable watnr nf the United states, and that the owners of said steamer were not nnder lawful obli gations to have her enrolled and chartered for the coasting trade, nor to have her inspected, in compliance with the act of Congress providing for the safety of pas- I sengers on Imard of vessels propelled by I steam. OHIO LEGISLATURE. Tbuhsdat, Februsry 8, 1873. 6EVATB. . Prayer by Rev. O. H. Newton. CAUSES OF CHALLENGE TO JURORS. - The discussion on the first amendment proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee to Mr. Berry's Honse bill in reference to the causes of challenge to jurors in criminal cases was resumed Mr. McDowell said this bill was of great importance to the citizens of Ohio, who are all Interested in the fair and im partial administration of the laws. This bill substantially restores the aot of 13C0 as to the challenges of jurors who have formed or expressed opinions from reports in newspapers. Mr. McDowell had consulted a number of Common Pleas Judges as to the merits of this proposed law, and he had yet to hear the first con demnation of it. We should not exclude reading men from the jury while the court has suoh disoretionary power as is given oy this mil. wno snail we nave lor iu- rors u we sin no irom me panel men wno . nAW.rK. w nt Bn reading men in the jury-box, and "ot mhe ignorance a qualification. Al- though every thing is to be resolved in favor of the defendant, yet onr persons. property and institutions are also to be proteoted. Mr. Holden, if the bill was to pass, would have the pending amendment in-1 OAT-t A1 in fc Tf. waB mi.tn V An ina At, nA ' under the present law Ignorant men only were placed on juries, and intelligent men excluded. The existing law did not exclude the readers of newspapers. What was wanted was not men who never read newspapers, but men who had minds of their own. - Mr. Holden argued in favor of the amendment on the ground of the great difficulty of a man's being able to divest himself of a previously formed opinion. For that reason a jury should be selected from men of unbiassed minds, and having no preconceived opinions to hinder them from being impartial. Mr. Young was in favor of the bill as it passed the House, with the second and third amendments recommended by the Senate J ndiciary Commits - He wanted the bill passed in other respects as nearly as possible as it came from the House. It was a measure greatly needed. Mr. Jones of Trumbull called for the evidence that the jury law of 1860 had oeen repealed by accident. He knew of no snch evidence. The criminal code which repealed it was framed by a man as eminent in criminal law as the author of the act 6f 1860. The code passed the Senate by a unanimous vote. The law of 1860 had a fair trial, and was repealed because it was judged unwise legislation. Intelligent jurors could be had in Ohio nnder the present law. Only men were exoluded who had formed settled convictions as to the guilt or innocence of the aocused. The title of the House bill under discussion was a misnomer. It ought to be styled a bill to insure the convic tion of every person accused of crime. - air. Holden made some additional remarks in opposition to the House bill un der debate. Mr. Smith crave a history of the iurv law of 1860. It was in operation for nine years, and its constitutionality was passed npon by the Supreme Court. Mr. Smith said if he was to be tried for a criminal offense, he would wish to be tried by twelve of the most intelligent lawyers in the State, and he would not care what their previous impressions were. The objeot of the bill was to se cure the most intelligent and impartial men on the jury. Mr. Upclegratt said "it was consonant with the genius of our institutions to have regard in legislation to the voice of the people to what the Senator from Trumbull somewhat sneeringly calls "popular; clamor." Popular sentiment is the .fountain and Source of all our just powers.- The 'Senator from Tuscarawas eulogizes the common law as the wisdom of ages. That common law allows any husband to nog his wife, and Blackstone says the "lower rank of the people were always fond of the oommon law, and still claim this ancient privi'ege. Laughter. Under George II. "no man conld sit ou a jury who had not a freehold of 10, or a lease of 20 annually, or lived iu a house with ee windows. (Laughter.) Here is the wisdom of the ages. Bat the practical wisdom of the presant sifts those hoary and feudal barbarisms and adapts them to the needs of this progressive age. Practically, the present law constantly results in delays, in expense, and finally in exoluding intelligent and impartial men from juries, and tilling the jury-box with twelve of the most ignorant in a county, and of course the verdict is simply a reflex of their average preju dices. Mr. Murnhv said the subject had been elaborately discussed, leaving but little for him to say. He was in tavor ot tne bill as it came from the House. Under the present law the most intelligent citizens were excluded from juries in crim inal cases, while that class of persons known as "professional Jurors" were almost oertain to eet into the Jury-box, be cause upon being asked whether they had formed an opinion, they would answer in the negative. Mr. Murphy com mented upon the several provisions ot the House bin, snowing tnat, even aner a jaror had stated that he had formed an opinion from newspaper reports, and that he still felt able to render an impartial verdiot. the court might, at its discre tion. admit or exclude him. Under this bill, a iuror would have no inducement to state that he had not formed an opin ion. The bill would exolude that class of ignorant and dull men who are admitted under the existing law. Mr. Gardner referred to the existence of Judge Lynche's court, and said its existence was owing to the want of just such a law as was proposed by the House bill now pending. It was owing to tne failure of justice in notorious criminal Me8 can!ed ?T th igno.ran08 d Gor ruption of juries. The evidenoe adduced on the trial of a oase was very different from the reports in newspapers. Reading such reports did not hinder a - . , - , .:n 11. : man irom weigning impartially we evi dence given in oourt. Mr. Patrick said tne jury law 01 iouu was not entorced in ail parts 01 me otaie. The result of the practical application of that law was that, under the clause leaving the admission of ajnror to the discretion of the court, a judge wpuld khrns- his shoulders and say that be was not satisfied of the competency of the inror and would abide uy vuo coinmuu law rule. The first amendment proposed was an improvement of the common law I a 1 , -1 . - 1 rule. It .was sucn a vuaugo tuau it would be a living tiling, auu nun a ueiu body upon the statute book. Leaving th eomnetenov of a juror to the discre tion of a judge, was to produce uncer tainty in the administration or me law, and make it a dead letter. - Mr. Brinsmade was opposed to the amendments as made by the Judiciary Committee: he had no doubt of the con stitutionality of the law the Supreme Court had passed upon a similar law in I case of Cooper v. The State. It had been I claimed by Senators that the bill, should 1 it become a law, would sweep away old I barriers and landmarks; he thought if I these barriers wereonly built on ignorance - or prejuuiue, ui .."w ,Ukj ..u ...v. - 1 be swept away, and a law enacted based - 1 npon principles of right, justice and in- I tellience. lie claimed mat me um uau I been careiuiiy oonsiuereu auu uiai - 1 it was superior to the act of lfcbO, and more careiuiiy guaruea. no uiu noi care who was the author of the . j, a TT l bill introduced in 1869, bnt claim ed that it was a mistake to repeal the law of 1860. It had been claimed that the law of 1860 had not been enforced with this he took issue with Senators, claiming the; reverse, and cited the cooper case. Mr. Brinsmade argued other points, claiming that a juror should not be excluded because he had formed an opinion from newspaper reports, bnt that the way shonld be open for intelli gent and capable jurors. - Kecess. AFTERNOON SESSION. The discussion pending at recess was resumed. Mr. Jones of Licking said the Honse bill under debate was not calculated to insure the best interests of the State and of defendants. All Senators seemed to coincide in the view that if a man had a fixed and settled opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, he shonld not sit upon the jury. The opponents of the bill simply asked that justice should bs meted out to both the State and to defendants. The people were not dissatisfied with the law as it now stands. If a man should state under oath that he bad formed and now entertains the opinion that the accused is guilty of murder in the first degree, no man could say that be was a fit mtn to sit as a inror on the trial of the defendant. The vote was then taken on the first amendment to the House bill reported by the Judiciary Committee, and re. suited: . . Yeas Messrs. Beach. Boesel. Gardner. Holden, Jenner, Jones of Licking, Jones of Trumbull, Morris, Newman, Patrick, Thompson 11.- JN ays -Messrs, Amos, Beavis, Bell. Brins made, Casement, Gage, Hardesty, Hart, Howard, Kemp, Knox, Leeds, McDowell, Mnrphy, Nash, Parker; Putnam, 8caiff, Smith, , Stimson, Updegrailv Wales. Wright 23. , So the amendment was not agreed to. The question was then taken on strik-i ing out the proviso in the House bill in regard to newspaper reports, and resulted yeas 6. nays 28. So the Senate refused to strike out. The amendment making it a cause of challenge that the juror was. snbpcenaed in good faith as a witness in the case, was agreed to. The amendment making it a cause of challenge that the juror ia an habitual drunkard was agreed to yeas 26, nays 7. The bill was then read the third time and passed by the following vote: Teas Messrs. Amos, Beach, Beavis, Bell, Brinsmade, Casement, Gage, Gardner, Hardesty, Hart, Howard, Jenner, Kemp, Knox, Leeds, McDowell, Murphy, Nash, Newman, Parker, Putnam, Schiff, Smith, Stimson, Thompson, Updegralf, Wales, Wright, Young 29. Nays Messrs. Boesel, Holden, Jones of Licking, Jones of Trumbull, Patrick 5. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Thompson For the relief of the poor. This bill makes several important changes in the existing law, providing, among other things, that the directors and superintendents of infirmaries shall give bond, and that the directors shall settle semi-annually with the county commissioners, making oat itemized accounts, to be approved by the commissioners.By Mr. Holden To enable the Commissioners of Muskingum county to construct a bridge across the Muskingum river beiween the towns of Taylorsville and Duncan's Falls. By Mr. Ames To enable the attorney or agent of the mortgagee to make affida vit to the account secured bv a mort gage or bill of sale of personal property. LOCAL BILL PASSED. The House bill authorizing the re moval of the principal office of the Farmer's Insurance Company from Jell- oway, in Knox county, to some other place in said connty, was read the third time and passed. Adjonrned. HOUSE OF BEPRESEHTATIYES. ., " """ PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Messrs. Fulton. Weible. Kirtland. Thompson of Columbiana, Waldron and Richmond From numerous citizens of different portions of the State, for an amendment to the law relating to em piricism. Uy Mr. Burnham i roni Lewis Miller and 96 others of Summit county, for the oerter protection ot land owners. liy Mr.Oren Irom Khoda C.Worthinsr- ton and 500 others of Clirton county, for a law to enable county commissioners (where a majority of the tax-payers may desire) to piovide homes for homeless and destitute women. By Mr. Weible From C. P. Edson and 74 others of Van Wert connty, for an act to indemnity Jeremiah Zeglar for money lost in the construction of a school-house. By Mr. S til well From J. A. Estell and 705 others of Holmes connty, for an amendment to the liquor law similar to that proposed by the " bchircs: bill" ot the last Assembly. By Mr. Conrad From E. Musser and 79 others of Portage county, for the same object. By Mr. Bell From William English and 68 others of Licking county, for the same object. By -Mr. Armstrong of Belmont From Conrad Meyer and 79 others of Belmont county, for the same object. By Mr. Munson From A. F. Queal, William Mills and 48 others of Clermont oounty, for the passage of House bill No. 113, relating to division fences. By Mr. Howland From P. 8. Winship and 50 others of Ashtabula county ,against the repeal or amendment of the present liquor laws. By Mr. Cobb From E. F. Lindenberger and 179 others of Defiance county, for the improvement of the Miami and Erie canal. BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. To increase the salary of the State School Commissioner. Laid on the table for the present. To allow cities ot the second class to levy an additional tax for sanitary pur poses. Mr. McUoy explained that the object of the bill was to relieve the citizens of Chillicothe, who had been scourged terribly by the small-pox during the fall and winter. Passed yeas bo, navs 25. Relative to letting the contract for State printing for no greater length of time than one year, during the next two years. Passed yeas 4, nays iu. To extend tne time ot paying lor cer tain school lands in section sixteen, township six, Montgomery county, Passed. PAY OF DR. PECK AND WIFE. Mr. Scott, from the Finance Commit tee, reported back the House partial ap propriation bill, recommending concur rence in the Senate amendments to the same. The amendments, several in num ber, but of no great consequence, were explained and advocated by Mr. Scott. One of these propoees to pay the salaries of Dr. Peck and wite tor services render ed as Superintendent and Matron, re spectively, of the Central Ohio Lunatio Asylum during tne past year. Mr. ilott opposed the item tor paying salaries to Dr. 1'ecK and wile lor services they have not performed, as there are no such offices in existence, there being no inmates m the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, for the reason that the building is not yet completed. The explanations of the gentleman from Warren ("Mr. Scott) were not satisfactory to him at all. He (Mr. Scott) said that in addition to other services, Dr. Peck was acting as assistant architect of the Asjlum building. If this be so, then let the directors pay Dr. Peck for his services as suoh assistant architect. Mr. Seitz made some ironical remarks about Dr. Peck being considered no ordinary man, and concerning his distinguished services to the State. Mr. Steele made a detailed statement of the work that Dr. Peck had performed in the interests cf the State and this asylum, and said that if all the members of this House were familiar with his . valuable services, no one would vote against partially compensating. Dr. Peck was not dependent npon the office he is now filling; he was a physioian of great skill and experienoe,and had been offered ' three thousand dollars if he wonld so-, cept a similar position in anoteer State; " but at the urgent solicitation of the '', Trustees and citizens he consented to re- ' -- main in Ohio. Beeess. t . . AFTERNOON SESSION. . A call of the House was ordered, and 51 ' members answered to their names. ' On motion of Mr. Mott, the 8ergeant- ' at-Arms was dispatched for absentees, r, After Messrs. Chase, Clyde. Oren, Titus, . . Bay, Bichmond, Colby, Kahn, Blakesle, ' Sohoenieldt, Cochran, Case, Smith of ' Sandusky, White of Crawford, and Kisor ' 1 had appeared within the bar. of the . ,t House, further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Mr. 8 til well spoke quite eleborately 1 against the appropriation in question, ' j and was replied to by Mr. Scott at length. ; Mr. Haldeman spoke briefly in favor of the item, and explained Dr. Peck's con-" " " n action with the removal of the asylum frona.within the limits of the city of Cor V-lumbus to a magnificent farm west of the r Scioto river. Mr. Peck was originally ' opposed to the change of location, but he i sees now, as everybody else does, that it-was. the most commendable act the last- , Legislature passed. He (Mr. Haldeman) .' bad a very high estimation of Dr. Peck, ' not only as a physician, but for his extensive knowledge in matters of architeo- ' , ture. His services had been already of . t immense value to the State, and thev 7 should be retained as long as they can be " had. Mr. Mott made a few additional re- 1 marks against allowing the salaries. - , . . . Mr. Curtiss followed, savin&r that he thought this discussion had taken ' ' much wider range than the - na- - ture of the question would legitimately . admit. It was simply a matter of allowing a debt that the State morally and " legally owed, and should be met squarely. . - Mr. Blakeslee urged the continuance ' of Dr. Peck in the employ of the State.- ' In the Central Lunatic Asylum, Ohio is erecting the largest, costliest and most magmheent benevolent institution in the-' ' world a full mile of great walls, the ;. whole thing fire-proof, to stand for the admiration of the world for centuries to come, if properly constructed; and Dr. Peck is the very man to keep there to superintend the work, watch over the ; contractors, and continue to see, as he has so far exerted himself in seeing, that notmng unsuitable enters into the erection of this grand building. Mr. Cooper said Ohio is a great State, ' the third in this great Union, and her munificence, as exhibited in her benevolent institutions, is held up as the model of ' the world. Such a reputation should be the last thing that her people turn their backs upon. Mr. uonrad moved to amend so as to . pay Dr. Peck twelve hundred dollars for superintending the erection of the asylum building (thus specifying the work he performs), and striking out the four hun-dred dollars for the salary of Mrs. Peck, as matron. The amendment was lost yeas 12, nays 77. The original amendment, as proposed by the Senate was then agreed to yeas r 04, nays .si, as touows : , leas Messrs. Adair, Armstrong 01 Belmont, Armstrong of Guernsey, Bab-cock, Blackburn, Blakeslee, Bradbury, Breckenridge, Brunswick, Callen, Case, Chapman, Clyde, Cochran, Colby.Conrad, Cooper, Creighton, Curtiss, Ely, Fallia, Ford of Geauga, Fulton, Green, Haldeman, Hill, Kahn, Kirtland, Leland, Lit- . tie, McFarland, Mann, Marx, Miller, Miltenberger, Munson, Neff, Nokes, Nor-ris, Oesterlein, Oren, Powell; Bichmond, .. Boss, Schoenfeldt, Schott, Shank, Smith of Montgomery .Smith of Sandusky, Smith . of Tuscarawas, S teelo, Strong, Taft, Titusr . d Thompson of Columbiana, ThomgEen' of .. Lncas, Waddle, White of Franklin, Wick-erham, Williams, Wilson of Hamilton, , Wilson of Madison, Wing, Speaker. u,. Nays Messrs. Anstill, Ball, Bay, Bell, . Bowman, Brown, Burnham, Chase, Cor- cor an, Counts. Ellis of Adams, Ellis of Muskingum, Ferguson, -Howland, Kile, Kisor, Leohner, McCoy, Malone, Milli- an, Mott, Peckinpaugb, Seitz, Stanton, tiles, Stilwell, Yan Cleaf, Waldron, Way, Weible, White of Crawford. . The several remaining Senate amendments to the bill were then concurred in. RE-DISTRICTING CINCINNATI. Mr. Wilson of Hamilton, from a select committee (the Hamilton delegation), re ported lavorably on Mr. Benin's senate bill for re-districting the city of Cincin nati into new wards. The bill was made the special order for the hour of half-past two to-morrow. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Thompson of Columbiana To limit the rate of taxation in municipal corporations. The bill makes a radical ' reduction, reducing taxes about twenty- hve per cent, for all purposes, except tor school and school buildings. By Mr. Failis To repeal the Cincinnati Southern Railroad law, and give instead a bonns of three millions of dollars to . any person who will agree to build the road. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. On motion of Mr. Little, the House bill providing for election of delegates to . and assembling of the Constitutional Convention, was taken from the table and referred to a select commttee of one, Mr. Scott. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Fi nance, reported favorably on the Senate bill to authorize cities of the hrst-olaea to issue bonds for water works. Bill was ordered to be read the third timeto-morrow. " ' Mr. Strong, from the Judiciary Com mittee, reported back, recommending its indefinite postponement, the House bill for the prosecution of one justice of the peace before another justice for the re- ' covery of money be may have collected by law for a olient, but which he may re- fnse to pay over. ... Mr. Armstrong of Belmont, the anthor of the bill, after speaking against the re- - port 01 the committee, moved that the bill be recommitted to a select committee of one (himself), whioh was agreed to. INCREASE OF SALARY. On motion of Mr. Steele, the Honse bill to increase the salary of the State School Commissioner from $2,000 to $2,500, was ' taken from the table and read the third : time. Mr. Taft advocated its passage in a brief and pointed speech. Mr. Little offered an amendment to in- : oreaae the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court from $3,000 to $4,000. Pending the consideration of this bill and amendment,on motion of Mr. Cooper, the House took a recess till ten o'clock to-morrow. The Bichmond Enquirer compares Henry Ward Beecher to Mirabeau "not that we by any means allow him the force of that greatest prodigy of the French revolution, nor the audacity, which was only less than his eenina and his power to command men. He acts his part on a far tamer theater, and plays, not te boxes of savans and philosophers and a pit of ferocions citoyena, but to half-educated moral reformers and humanitarians, and to peaceful citizens who are merely trying to run away with each other's wives, and rifle one another's pockets iu trades and 'oorners.' " . In the case of Grabenhnrst, Chapman A Spicer, at Baltimore, charged with Conspiring to defraud the government out of ten thousand dolars of whisky tax in 1858, the jury returned a verdiot of not guilty for Spicer and disagreed on the others. $ f u 'A t u 1 I